Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: With school starting just around the corner, our teachers, secretaries and nurses are entering their fifth year without a contract. Since the May 29 board meeting, we have lost approximately 38 board of Ed employees. Most of them are experienced teachers. If this mass exodus does not stop soon, who will be …
To the Editor: The biggest issue for a homeowner in Bayonne is the amount that has to be paid in property taxes. With the average amount the taxpayer pays, which is $8,441, an outsider would believe that Bayonne is one of the best places to live within New Jersey; considering that the state average property …
To the Editor: I’m not sure if anybody wrote a letter to you regarding Councilman La Pelusa putting his home phone on the city website, but it’s kind of weird having to talk to the councilman ‘s wife. Sorry, I mean, having your call screened by the councilman’s wife. If she was the elected official …
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To the Editor: I am taking this time to congratulate Mayor Jimmy Davis, Council Member At Large Juan M. Perez, Councilmember Gary La Pelusa, and Director of Public Safety Robert Kubert. I had the honor of working for many years in law enforcement with former Captain James Davis, former New Jersey State Police Captain/Sheriff Juan …
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To the Editor: Volunteering is quite a remarkable thing. One gives up one’s own personal time for it, without pay, and often one is never thanked for the effort involved. The driving force of volunteering results from a passion to accomplish some good deed such as helping to preserve something important which would otherwise be …
Continue reading “The volunteers, the movie palace, and a slap in the face”
To the Editor: What a great first council meeting and bridge meeting! It was so very nice to see so many new faces. I hope this is a sign of things to come. We all have a vested interest in our community and we all have to be active and work together. At this first …
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To the Editor: Now that we have a new mayor and council, it is time to place more trash containers along Broadway. I walk everyday from uptown to midtown and I can’t believe how few garbage containers there are along the way. I have walked many blocks with garbage in my hand looking for some …
To the Editor: Officer Melvin Santiago did not serve in my small town. He served on the mean streets of Jersey City where he lost his life in the line of duty to a deranged thug who claimed with high arrogance, “I’m going to be famous.” Really? Not through any help from me; I refuse …
To the Editor: Today is a say day in the City of Jersey City. Unfortunately, we lost one of our own. Officer Melvin Santiago was killed in the line of duty while protecting and serving the community. He was a 23 year old rookie who just got on the force and wanted to simply make …